Macaroni-cooker.



'1. POMIANWSKI.

MAcARoNl COOKER.

VAPPLICATION FILED DEC.14.1916.

19ml@ 92u Patented Jim@ 26, 1917.

fof Illinois, have invented certain new and nannies.

MCARONI-COO it m. 1

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patenten aan@ se, rait.

applica-uen met December 1i; 191e. serial no. receso.

.To all 'whom it may concern: f

'Be it known that l, JOSEPH Poiumnowski', a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing Vat Chicago, in the county .of Cook and' State usefulImprovements in Macaroni-Cookers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates tonew and useful imprdvements in macaronicookers.`

The primary object of' the invention is the provision of a cooking'utensil especiallyI adapted for preparing macaroni-and potatoesV readyto serve, the arrangement being such that an upper portion of the devicemay be maintained' open when desired and the top fluid may be'drained 0HWithoutini as t `the side handle removed,

' portion of the 'lid of the device with the jury to the hands oftheoperator.

LA further object of the device is the provision of a cooking utensilwhich is easy andv inexpensive to manufacture and by' means of whichmacaroni .may be advantageously cooked, provision being made for f reevisual access to the contents ofthe utensil as well as for regulatingthe'heat therein and safely draining the contained fluid therefrom. y

With these general objects in view, the device consists of thenov'elcombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which like referencecharacters designate correspondingparts throughouti the .several views:

a side elevationl of vthe, device,

:Figure 1"5 l in *top plan Lview thereof, Awith Fig'. 2 .is

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken upon line IIL-m `of Fig. 1,

'g'. 4 isha horizontal sectional view taken upon line IV-W of Fig.- 1with the window open, and

Fig; 5 is a bottom plan view of a side drain openings closed.'

The present device being serviceable for cooking diderentlarticles suchasmacaronif` vthe same broadly consists of a ot or recepor cover 11,

tacle 10, having a removable li the laaeehaving a han or handle' 12sadly mounted thereon, while a laterally ing double handle if the pot10. s 4

An interrupted bead 14 is provided inl spaced 'relations with the upperrim of the pot 10 having interruptedportions 15 adapted for the.reception therein of dependmg project- 13 is secured to the side uponthe cover 1l when it is damper -28 flatly arranged within the coverthereon.

l A centrally arranged Window 18 is hinged as at 19 to the cover 11, thesame being formedof any transparent material, such as mica whereby thecontents of thelpot 10 may be readily viewed. The said window 18 is'arranged beneath the wooden hand piece 20 of the bail handle l2 andtisprovided with a hand knob 21 rotatably carried by the frame 22 of theWindow and having a latch finger 23 adapted for en agin a clip 24 esrreto secure the Window 18 in its closed position. It Will be understood,that in addition toethe bail handle 12 and hand piece 2O being providedfor lifting the vessel, the relative positions of the same with respectto the window y18 affords a protection for, them Window. A socket 25,'of irregular form, is arranged in the loweriside portion of the handpiece 20, the same being gouged out in. a manner to provide inwardlyprojecting edges 26.v One of the edges 26 lies in the plane of the knob21 during its opening path of travel, whereby the `knob 21 may enterthesocket 25 and spring beneath the adjacent edges 26S-thereof 'derstoodthat the construction' of the said Window knob and itsl hinge 19 is suchas to permit such engagement of the knob with the ed e 26, yreason-ofthe slight resiliency of the said elements.

Drain openings 27 are radially' provided' through. they cover 11 `havinga closing being of arcuate 'shape to substantially conform thereto and.i'eadily shifted by means of a-.hand knob 29 after the usual manner of adamper constr-uction.Y The said damper 28 is secured to the cover 11 bysuitable clips'30 overlying and engaging the flange 31 of the saiddamper.

A plurality ofseries of steam outlet perforations 32 are provided in thecover 11 opposite the drain openings 27 while a similar damper isprovided for the perforations operable by means of a push knob 33,

it being understood that the per-forations 32 will be covered when theknob 33 isV in on'e position but will be uncovered when the.

same is oppositely arranged.

A serviceable cooking utensil is provided in lWhich the cover 11 may bereadily ,re-

moved while -the fluid contents may be drained from thepot-lO -when thecover is positioned thereon by opening either the drain openings 27 orthe steam utlet perfo- `rations 432 and tilting jthe pot awhile holdl'ing the same by means `of the handle13.

The bail handle 12 may be utilized for' car-- having a cover providedwith a centrally located opening, a hinged transparent Window for saidopening, a fixed bail upon said coverspanning said Window and having thevhand piece thereof provided With a socket having flanged edges, saidWindow .being provided withA a knob swinging with the opening movementof the Window intoxfrie tional retaining engagement withv one of saidedges.

l -2. A macaroni cooker i comprising a plot having anoutwardlyprojecting bead spaced from the upper rim of the pot and provided Withinterrupted portions, a closure cover for the said pot having a centralopening and an annular flange arranged ad]acent the said bead when thecover is closed, def

pending hooks. carried by the said flange adapted for' detachableengagemer. with the bead through the said interrupted portions thereof,a hinged transparent Window for said cover opening, damper --controlleddraining means at one side of the'cover,

damper-controlled steam outlet means at the opposite side of the coveranda bail handle carried by the cover overlyingsaid Window, andcoperating means carried by the said Window and handlev adapted foroperative engagement when the Window .is open to retain the window inopen position.

In testimony Whereoi I air: inysignature.

- JOSEPH POMIANOWSKI.

